Abuna
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Abuna
From Arabic, equivalent to abū “father” + -nā “our”
Example Sentences
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"Truly speaking, this year, we Ethiopians are not celebrating the festival in full happiness," said Archbishop Abuna Markos, resplendent in a white robe with gold trim and embroidered silver crosses and blue floral designs.
From Reuters • Sep. 27, 2022
Last week the Abuna made ready, if war breaks, to send to the front 50 priests with vestments and a historic portable altar.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the Abuna continually vexes the King of Kings and the proud Ethiopian court: he offends the country's growing nationalism.
From Time Magazine Archive
To Cairo and the Coptic pope, Patriarch Markarius III, the gentle Negus sent a rough message: the next Abuna, or archbishop, of Ethiopia must be an Ethiopian, not an Egyptian.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the hand of the Abuna is vested the exclusive power of consecration.
From The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis
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